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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Oceano, CA

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- Oceano is 0% more densely populated than San Luis Obispo.
- People are 86.7% more likely to be married in Oceano.
- The Median Age is 18.8 years older in Oceano.
 San Luis Obispo, CAOceano, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock7,371329,725,481
 Female Population49.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.838.4
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 Population - 201045,193  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,260285,036,114
 Population - 199041,958  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,811.493.4
 Land Area13.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Luis Obispo, CAOceano, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2014.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.2%1.9%
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 Race
 San Luis Obispo, CAOceano, CAUnited States
 White70.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock42.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Luis Obispo, CAOceano, CAUnited States
 Married Population28.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.2%50.2%
 Never Married59.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.7%10.8%
 Widowed3.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.492.60
 Households19,035  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,78380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,342  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More

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Reviews for Oceano    3 Reviews

Oceano is an underrated gem if you ask me. Like other coastal parts of central and southern California the weather and scenery is terrific. Unlike a lot of the  More

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I've lived here for a year and I love it. The weather is great, the beach is 10 minutes away, Great American Melodrama is in Oceano with good fun theater. The part I  More

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Over 15 years ago

oceano is a realy ugly place to live in besides having no side walks, realy bad ugly weather, and no point of existing, they have a little gang that calls them selfs  More

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